The leader of the UK Independence Party told BBC Radio 4's Today programme
that the decision by Rotherham council to remove three children from their
UKIP-supporting foster parents was "typical of the bigotry of the
Labour party and Labour-controlled councils."

3:52PM GMT 24 Nov 2012

Nigel Farage was speaking to Radio 4's Today programme following the revelation that Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council had removed three children from their foster parents after they discovered the couple were Ukip supporters and therefore supported "racist" policies.

The Ukip leader said his primary concern was for the welfare of the children and their foster parents, but hit out strongly at the Labour party, despite Today host Evan Davis commenting that the decision was made by "officials" at the council rather than elected representatives.

"This is typical of the kind of bigotry I'm afraid that we get from the Labour party and from Labour-controlled councils....their attempt to close down the debate [over immigration] is just to write off anybody that wants to discuss it as being racist," said Mr Farage.